excellence in athletics and academics. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973 in the pioneer player category. Devine was also one of five football players inducted into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame in the Hall's inaugural year in 1951, joining Nile Kinnick, Duke Slater, Jay Berwanger, and Elmer Layden. In 1989, Iowa fans selected an all-time Iowa Hawkeyes football team during the 100th anniversary celebration of Iowa football. While Chuck Long was chosen as the all-time quarterback, Devine was named to the all-time offensive team as a halfback. In 1999, Sports Illustrated selected Aubrey Devine as the 15th greatest sports figure in the history of the state of Iowa. Coaching and later years After graduation, Devine coached basketball in 1924 and 1925 at the University of Denver. Devine was an assistant coach from 1925 to 1936 for the University of Southern California Trojans football team under Howard Jones. He began as the backfield coach and in 1926 took over as the coach of USC's freshman football team. Devine left coaching for law school and became an attorney for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. He retired in California and lived to be 84 years old. References Additional sources University of Iowa Football, by Chuck Bright () External links 1897 births 1981 deaths 20th-century American lawyers American football quarterbacks American men's basketball players Denver Pioneers football coaches Denver Pioneers men's basketball coaches Iowa Hawkeyes football players Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball players USC Trojans football coaches College men's track and field athletes in the United States All-American college football players College Football Hall of Fame inductees United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I Players of American football from Des Moines, Iowa Basketball players from Des Moines, Iowa Coaches of American football from Iowa Basketball coaches from Iowa California lawyers